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Race for 21,500 college seats begins in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, June 14 -- The UT directorate of higher education on Friday released the online joint prospectus, kick-starting the 2025-26 college admission season. As many as 21,500 seats are available... Read More


Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake feeling the heat, water level drops to 1,156 feet

Chandigarh, June 14 -- The unrelenting heat gripping Chandigarh has caused Sukhna Lake's water level to drop to 1,156.35, one foot lower than the 1,157 feet recorded on May 15. A senior officer of th... Read More


Easy Jamabandi portal will put an end to corruption: Punjab ACS

Chandigarh, June 14 -- Additional chief secretary Anurag Verma, who is incharge of the Punjab revenue department, said on Friday that the Easy Jamabandi portal has been launched to weed out corruption... Read More


Punjab: Collective responsibility to promote Sikh history, don't create divisions: Sandhwan to Dhami

Chandigarh, June 14 -- Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Friday emphasised the importance of collective efforts in celebrating Sikh history and centenaries, urging SGPC president Ha... Read More


Punjab gets 46 hi-tech ambulances, fleet strength now at 371

Chandigarh, June 14 -- Health and family welfare minister Dr Balbir Singh on Friday flagged-off 46 hi-tech ambulances to enhance the emergency medical services across the state. This expansion takes t... Read More


Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria, wife taken to IGMC after complaints of uneasiness

Chandigarh, June 14 -- Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria and his wife Anita Kataria were rushed to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC) in Shimla on Thursday night ... Read More


Haryana: Vij suspends JE over delay in fixing faulty transformer in Ambala village

Chandigarh, June 14 -- Haryana energy minister Anil Vij has suspended Sanjay Kumar, junior engineer (JE) of the Ambala industrial area subdivision for failing to replace a faulty transformer in Chandp... Read More


150 municipalities in Punjab to switch to mechanised sewer cleaning

Chandigarh, June 14 -- Local government minister Dr Ravjot Singh on Friday flagged off a fleet of 730 advanced cleaning machines worth Rs.39.56 crore for 150 municipalities, marking a shift from manua... Read More


Punjab & Haryana HC grants bail but asks petitioners to plant saplings

Chandigarh, June 14 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed petitioners in at least five bail cases to plant saplings of indigenous plants during the upcoming monsoon season. The vacation b... Read More


Midnight ruckus in Chandigarh's Dadumajra: Six booked for brazen stone pelting, threats to public, flaunting weapons

Chandigarh, June 13 -- Chandigarh Police have booked at least six youths for blocking roads, pelting stones, threatening bystanders and displaying weapons, including rods and a pistol, late-night in D... Read More